If you've been following along with our ongoing coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker, you've problem picked up some sort of poker itch. Heck, we know we've got it.
Everyone knows there's no bigger event in the poker world than the WSOP $10,000 Main Event. The event kicks off on July 7, 2012, which means you still have plenty of time to get organized to play it. If you're worried about the $10,000 buy-in (and trust us, we know it can seem a bit steep), PokerNews has you covered with multiple ways you can win your seat for cheap.
Just check out our article Four Ways to Win Your Way Into the 2012 World Series of Poker where we've outlined qualifiers on a number of great online poker sites. You can also win your way into more than just the Main Event, so be sure to check it out.
Action began on Rodney Brown, who raised to 45,000 from under-the-gun. It was folded around to Vincent Van Der Fluit, who raised the pot to 165,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Brown announced, "re-pot," for 465,000 total. Van Der Fluit made the call.
The flop came and Brown immediately went all in. Van Der Fluit snap-called.
Van Der Fluit:
Brown:
The turn and river left Van Der Fluit with sevens-full and Brown was sent to the rail.
Today's event involves the game of Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) and it's one that's grown immensely in popularity over the last few years. In fact, some of the largest games in the world are run strictly with PLO because it tends to induce more action. We all know poker players love action and to gamble, which makes PLO such an intriguing and fun game for them.
For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the game of PLO, you can refer to the PokerNewsPoker Rules: Omaha Poker page to check things out and get a feel for how the game is played. The page is complete with game rules, terms and also strategy links.
Omaha is similar to Hold'em in that it is a flop game, but instead of two hole cards, you receive four. The trick is that you must you two cards from your hole cards and only two cards, to make your best five-card hand at the end. This is the part that sometimes confuses people new to the game as they'll make the mistake of only using one card from their hand or trying to use three.
Just like Hold'em, there is a betting round preflop followed a betting round after each of the flop, turn and river. The most popular form of Omaha is pot-limit, which you'll see here today in Event 11. That means you are only able to bet up to the current amount of the pot at any given time.
If you think you've got the basics down and would like to dive into some strategy, Lex Veldhuis joined Kristy Arnett and Donnie Peters on the Strategy with Kristy podcast to discuss some PLO. Click here to check it out. There's also another podcast with high-stakes cash pro Jared Bleznick where he discusses some PLO. Check that one out here.
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Damien Lhommeau has been climbing the counts.
Alex Dovzhenko opened for 40,000, Damien Lhommeau potted for 115,000, the blinds released and Dovzhenko re-potted. The re-raise was enough to get Lhommeau all in and he called.
Lhommeau:
Dovzhenko:
The board ran and Lhommueau's straight got him to within shouting distance of seven figures.
Charles Tonne opened to 40,000 from under-the-gun and action folded around to Brian Garbe on the button. Garbe decided to make his last stand and announced he was all in for 98,000 total. The blinds got out of the way and Tonne made the call.
Garbe:
Tonne:
The board ran out and Tonne eliminated Garbe with jacks and tens.
and Brown immediately went all in. Van Der Fluit snap-called.
turn and 
river left Van Der Fluit with sevens-full and Brown was sent to the rail.
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